White House national security advisers suggested President Trump raise the broad issue of corruption in his first call with Ukrainian President Zelensky on April 21, but Trump chose not to, according to a person familiar with the matter
A person familiar with the events preceding and following the call said the NSC news release had been drafted based on the talking points provided to the president — and, because the call occurred on a Sunday, likely wasn’t updated before it went out to reporters.
“Typically, the NSC will update the press release to reflect the topics actually discussed,” the person added. “On April 21, 2019, President Trump did not raise the issue of corruption during the call with President-elect Zelensky, despite the NSC’s recommendation that he do so and specific talking points included in briefing materials addressing that important topic.”that the readout in this case was “prepared by the NSC’s Ukraine expert” at the time, Alexander Vindman.
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